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The 8th annual Blockchain Africa Conference hosted by Bitcoin Events is set to take place on 17th and 18th March. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still around, the event will be taking place online for the second year running.
The premier sponsor of this year’s event is Dafribank, a branchless fintech firm providing customised financial services to clients in 180 countries including South Africa, Nigeria and Botswana.
The event comes as collective sentiment and adoption of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies continues to increase, and as such the theme for the conference is “Ready for Business?”.
Various aspects of blockchain technology will discussed including how the private and public sectors are moving toward solutions that leverage the tech. This is especially interesting if you are at all interested in regulation.
“The conference will unpack some of the challenges facing the industry particularly with regards to regulation. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Senior FinTech Specialist, Herco Steyn, will present a regulatory update within the context of South Africa, including central-bank specific topics and initiatives by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and SARB,” says Bitcoin Events.
The event will feature more than 45 speakers and the following have already been confirmed.
- Dr. Edward Obasi – Chief Operating Officer at DafriGroup
- Ian Putter – Head Blockchain COE, Innovation as a Service at Standard Bank
- Herco Steyn – Senior Fintech Specialist at South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
- Ernest Mbenkum – Founder and CEO Interstellar/Bantu Blockchain
- Uche Elendu – CEO of Appzone
- Elizabeth Rossiello – CEO and founder of AZA Finance
- Norbert Amankwaa Adomako – Chief of Communications at Metis
- Chris Light – CEO at E-Livestock Global
- Lohan Spies – Chair of Sovrin Steward Council and Board of Trustees at Sovrin Foundation
- Emmanuel Babalola – Africa Director at Binance and interim CEO of Bundle
- Chris Cleverly – President of Tingo International Holdings
- Siddharth Singhal – Director of Enterprise at Parity Technologies
- Anil Hansjee – General Partner at Fabric Ventures
- Ruby Nimkar – Fund Partner at GreenHouse Capital
- Gerhard Dinhof – Senior Architect and Blockchain Country Lead for IBM South Africa
- Chris Maurice – CEO and Co-founder of Yellow Card
- Denelle Dixon – CEO and Executive Director of Stellar Development Foundation
- Angela Itzikowitz – Executive in ENSafrica’s Banking and Finance Department
- Bishnen Kumalo – Head of Modernisation at BankservAfrica
- Ciaran Ryan Editor at MoneyWeb Crypto
- Dave Uhryniak – Blockchain Strategy Director at TRON
The keynote address will be presented by Dr. Edward Obasi, COO at Dafribank. As for the master of ceremonies for the event, Kenyan entrepreneur John Kamara will be on board.
Some of the discussions on the day will include:
- Are cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology the next generation of cross border payments in Africa?
- What is the value of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) to organisations and citizens in a South African context?
- Is the future of digital payments stablecoins?
- What is the state of blockchain technology in enterprise adoption and what’s next?
- Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Decentralised Finance (DeFi), and the Metaverse: Are they the hottest topics right now?
There are 48 days left before the event and tickets are free. Be sure to register here and secure your place.
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